Madwoman
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"A magnificent portrayal of Nelly Bly in all her journalistic integrity and daring.” --New York Journal of Books\n"The perfect example of the power of an individual to question, and change, the status quo." --Christian Science Monitor\nBased on a true story, a spellbinding historical novel about the world's first female investigative journalist, Nellie Bly.\nIn 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take.\nBut life in the city is tougher than she imagined. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum on Blackwell's Island. There, she will work undercover to expose the asylum's wretched conditions.\nBut when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a cruelty she could never have imagined. Cold, isolated and starving, her days of terror reawaken the traumatic events of her childhood. She entered the asylum of her own free will - but will she ever get out?\nAn extraordinary portrait of a woman ahead of her time, Madwoman is the story of a quest for the truth that changed the world.\nA HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES
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